Thomas corscaden



(No Model.)

T. GORSOADBN.

SHELF BRACKET. v

Patented Feb. 20, 1894 UNITED STATES ATEN'I FFICE.

THOMAS CORSCADEN, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEYWORKSQOF SAME PLACE.

SHELF-BRACKET.

PECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,194, dated February20, 1894..

Application filed May 15, 1893. Serial No. 474,246. (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS CORSCADEN, of New Britain, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inShelf -Brackets, (Case A;) and I do hereby declare the following, whentaken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters ofreference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification,and represent, in-

Figure 1, a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of abracket constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a viewthereof in front elevation; Fig. 3, a broken view showing one of therivets C, retired for the assembling of the body-portion and strip ofthe bracket; Fig. 4, a view in transverse section on the line a-b ofFig. 1.

My invention relates to an improvement in wrought-metal shelf-brackets,the object being to produce a simple, cheap and strong article, ofornamental appearance.

With these ends in view, my invention consists in a shelf-bracket havingcertain details of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In carrying out my invention I employ a fiat body-portion A, having twostraight edges a a, located at a right angle to each other. Preferablyalso the plate has a curved edge a and an opening a where the metal iscut away for the sake of lightness, and the ornamental effect thussecured. If desired, however, the inner portion of the plate may be cutaway on the broken lines a a leaving the body-portion in the form of atriangle. The edge a has two lugs B B formed integral with andprojecting at a right angle from it, while the edge a, has two openclearance slots B B formed ,in it, at a right angle, and having theirinner ends enlarged for the longitudinal play of the rivets C C, whichare placed in them, as will be set forth later on. If desired, however,the above construction may be reversed, and the slots formed in the edgea .of the body portion, and the lugs formed upon the edge a thereof.

The other member of the bracket consists of a long narrow strip ofwrought metal, preferably rounded at its ends, and bent about midway ofits length at a right angle, and so as to form the wall-plate D, and theshelf plate E of the bracket, the wall-plate D, being furnished withopenings (1 d, coinciding with the slots B B in the body-portion A, andthe shelf-plate being furnished with openings (1' d coinciding with thelugs BB upon the other edge of the said body-portion. The wall andshelf-plates also have formed in them in the usual manner, perforationsF for the attachment of the bracket to the wall, and the shelf-plate tothe bracket. In as; sembling' the bracket, the lugs B B of itsbody-portion are introduced into the openings d d of the shelf-plate,the rivets C, 0 being at this time retired inward into the slots B B, sothat their ends will not project beyond the straight edge a of thebody-portion, for otherwise the lugs B B could not be entered into theopenings prepared to receive them in the shelf-plate, unless the stripforming the combined wall and shelf-plates is sprung, which I desire toavoid, and which, indeed, could not conveniently be done in making heavybrackets. Then after the body-portion is in the right position withrespect to the wall and shelf-plates, the rivets are shot outward,whereby their ends are caused to enter into the openings d (1 providedfor them in the wall-plate of the bracket. The lugs and rivet-s aresecured to the wall and shelf-plates by upsetting them, or by welding orbrazing them in place, or by the combination of those processes. Ifdesired, the heads of the rivets may be formed so as to prevent the bodyfrom lateral movement with respect to them, but this will not benecessary, as there is practically no lateral strain on the body of thebracket, and moreover, the heads of the rivets will be so firmly pressedagainst the body-portion, that the same will be held frictionally asshown by Fig. 4. More or less of these rivets may be employed, asdesired, and they may be located in either edge of the body portion ofthe bracket. A bracket thus constructed is very easy to assemble, andwhen made, strong and presenting an attractive appearance.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty tomake such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein described wrought-metal shelfbraoket, having a flat bodyportion constructed with two straight edges located at a right angle toeach other, one having lugs projecting from it, and the other havingopen clearance slots enlarged at their inner ends, formed in it, acontinuous strip of metal, bent transversely at a right angle to formthe wall and shelf plates of the bracket, the said plates havingperforations formed in them to coincide with the said lugs, and slots,and rivets located in the said slots in which they have longitudinalmovement, being shot inward for assembling the body-portion and strip ofthe bracket, and outward for being secured to the latter, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in-the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

THOS. OORSOADEN.

WVitnesses:

GEO. D. SEYMOUR, FRED O. EARLE.

